Sun Ra & His Arkestra: Gilles Peterson Presents Sun Ra & His Arkestra - To Those Of Earth... And Other Worlds (Vinyl 2xLP)

Strut follow up their hugely successful Marshall Allen-curated In The Orbit Of Ra compilation with a newly curated set from the immense 125 LP back catalogue of jazz maverick, DIY philosopher and self-professed member of an “angel race”, Sun Ra.

To Those Of Earth... And Other Worlds is a hand- picked selection from BBC 6Music DJ Gilles Peterson, long-time champion of Ra’s music and the UK’s leading tastemaker for jazz-based sounds. It serves as perhaps the best introduction yet to the music of Sun Ra for a whole new generation of converts.

Sun Ra was a one-off in the history of jazz. As author Robert L. Campbell describes, “He claimed to be the last of the swing band leaders, yet dosed classic songs with LSD. He wrote poetry about the “coming space age” and claimed to be a citizen of Saturn. He dressed himself and his band in gold-lamé and lectured on the Creator’s message to the cruel and deceitful Earthman. He named himself after an Egyptian God. Was this guy for real? Sun Ra was very much for real.”.

1. Sun Ra & His Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra – Love In Outer Space (Vocal)
2. Sun Ra & His Solar Arkestra – On Jupiter
3. Sun Ra & His Myth-Sience Arkestra – Spontaneous Simplicity (Stereo Version)
4. The Cosmic Rays With Sun Ra & The Arkestra – Dreaming
5. Sun Ra & His Myth-Science Arkestra – Black Sky And Blue Moon
6. Sun Ra – Enlightenment
7. The Sun Ra Arkestra – The World Of Africa
8. Sun Ra & His Arkestra – They Plan To Leave
9. Sun Ra & His Arkestra – Children Of The Sun
10. Sun Ra & His Blue Universe Arkestra – Blackman
11. Sun Ra & His Arkestra – India
12. Sun Ra & His Arkestra – Mystery, Mr. Ra
13. Sun Ra & His Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra – The All Of Everything
14. Sun Ra Quartet Featuring John Gilmore – When There Is No Sun
15. Sun Ra & His Intergalactic Myth Science Solar Arkestra – Sleeping Beauty
16. Sun Ra & His Myth-Science Arkestra – We Travel The Spaceways